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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Martin Pengelly

New York Times reporters criticise union for backing trans coverage protest

Last week, nearly a thousand contributors and thousands of supporters signed a letter protesting the Times’ coverage of trans issues.
Last week, nearly a thousand contributors and thousands of supporters signed a letter protesting the Times’ coverage of trans issues. Photograph: Jeenah Moon/Reuters

A dispute at the New York Times over its coverage of transgender issues deepened with news of a letter signed by high-profile reporters, criticising the Times’ union president for her own letter on the issue, in which she said staff who protested the paper’s trans coverage were concerned about “a hostile working environment”.

“Factual, accurate journalism that is written, edited and published in accordance with Times standards does not create a hostile workplace,” read the new letter, signed by the chief White House correspondent, Peter Baker, political correspondent Lisa Lerer and other senior figures and reported by Vanity Fair.

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